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That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, (KJV)
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י֥וֹםYom[will be] a day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 1
עֶבְרָ֖ה'ev.Rahfury
Lemma: עֶבְרָה (ev.rah) · Strong's: H5678
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: fury
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 49:7, Job 21:30, Job 40:11, Psalms 7:6, Psalms 78:49, Psalms 85:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5678; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 2
הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 3
הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 4
י֧וֹםYoma day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 5
צָרָ֣הtza.Rahtrouble
Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 6
וּמְצוּקָ֗הu.me.tzu.Kahand distress
Lemma: מְצוּקָה (me.tsu.qah) · Strong's: H4691
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 7 times. Also: Job 15:24, Psalms 25:17, Psalms 107:6, Psalms 107:13, Psalms 107:19, Psalms 107:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4691; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 7
י֤וֹםYoma day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 8
שֹׁאָה֙sho.'Ahdevastation
Lemma: שׁוֹאָה (sho.ah) · Strong's: H7722B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: devastation
Used 11 times. Also: Job 30:3, Job 30:14, Job 38:27, Psalms 35:8, Psalms 63:9, Proverbs 3:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7722B; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 9
וּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הu.me.sho.'Ahand desolation
Lemma: מְשׁוֹאָה (me.sho.ah) · Strong's: H4875
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: desolation
Used 3 times. Also: Job 30:3, Job 38:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4875; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 10
י֥וֹםYoma day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 11
חֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhdarkness
Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: darkness
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 12
וַאֲפֵלָ֔הva.'a.fe.Lahand gloom
Lemma: אֲפֵלָה (a.phe.lah) · Strong's: H0653
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: darkness
Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 10:22, Deuteronomy 28:29, Proverbs 4:19, Proverbs 7:9, Isaiah 8:22, Isaiah 58:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0653; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 13
י֥וֹםYoma day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 14
עָנָ֖ן'a.Nancloud
Lemma: עָנָן (a.nan) · Strong's: H6051
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cloud
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6051; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 15
וַעֲרָפֶֽל\׃va.'a.ra.Feland thick darkness
Lemma: עֲרָפֶל (a.ra.phel) · Strong's: H6205
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cloud
Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 20:21, Deuteronomy 4:11, Deuteronomy 5:22, 2 Samuel 22:10, 1 Kings 8:12, 2 Chronicles 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6205; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:15 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| That | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day will be | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| a day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of wrath | → | עֶבְרָה H5678 fury |
| a day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of trouble | → | צָרָה H6869B distress |
| and distress | → | מְצוּקָה H4691 distress |
| a day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of destruction | → | שׁוֹאָה H7722B devastation |
| and desolation | → | מְשׁוֹאָה H4875 desolation |
| a day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of darkness | → | חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness |
| and gloom | → | אֲפֵלָה H0653 darkness |
| a day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of clouds | → | עָנָן H6051 cloud |
| and blackness | → | עֲרָפֶל H6205 cloud |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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